Five things we made up about static websites
Static websites — pages of plain HTML, CSS, and the occasional bit of JavaScript, with no database behind them — have a reputation for being simple. This post explores five completely invented "facts" about them, purely so this paragraph has something to say.
1. They load fast, allegedly
Because there's no server-side processing, static pages tend to render quickly. We won't back that up with real data here, but it sounds plausible enough for a demo post.
2. They're easy to import
Which is, after all, the entire point of this website. If you're reading this inside a CMS after an import, congratulations — that part of the test worked.
3. They still need good structure
Headings, paragraphs, lists, and semantic tags all matter, even for a fictional company. For example:
- Use one
<h1>per page - Nest
<h2>and<h3>in order - Keep navigation consistent across pages
4. They pair well with placeholder images
Every image on this site is a generated SVG placeholder, which makes it easy to see whether your import tool preserves <img> tags, alt text, and captions.
5. They make surprisingly good test fixtures
"If you can import Brightleaf Co. cleanly, you can probably import anything." — Nobody, ever
That's five. None of them are rigorously researched, and all of them exist to give this blog post some believable-looking structure.